Donald Trump schlepped across town on Tuesday to meet with the publisher of The New York Times and some editors, columnists and reporters at the paper. He seemed to indicate that he wouldn’t seek to prosecute Hillary Clinton. via Pocket

We tend not to focus on the two American Express Platinum Cashback cards much on Head for Points because they do not offer miles or points. They are decent products, however, offering cashback on all of your spending. via Pocket

A group of computer scientists and election lawyers are urging Hillary Clinton to challenge the election results and demand an audit of the votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, citing anomalies that suggest the election could have been tampered with or hacked. via Pocket

The fantasy of the normalization of Donald Trump—the idea that a demagogic candidate would somehow be transformed into a statesman of poise and deliberation after his Election Day victory—should now be a distant memory, an illusion shattered. via Pocket

Not long ago, pediatricians recommended limiting the amount of time kids spend on phones and tablets to just one or two hours a day, with toddlers getting none at all. That has changed, and now parents are supposed to make sure kids have a healthy relationship with their devices. via Pocket

(CNN)Mealtime talk is always fraught this time of year. In this post-election climate, even the most innocent mention of politics or social issues could threaten to turn MawMaw's house into the thunder dome. via Pocket

For the journalists at CNN—everywhere, really, but especially at CNN—now is an appropriate time to become very afraid. All of the U.S. media that is not right wing media has a problem on its hands by the name of Donald Trump. via Pocket

On Naked Capitalism, Gaius Publius parses through Donald Trump's "100-day action plan" (just the public parts, not the parts leaked by the bumbler Trump wants to put in charge of the DHS), and calls out the few bright spots (killing TPP, improving NAFTA) and the terrifying remainder (accelerating c via Pocket

WASHINGTON — By the time Richard B. Spencer, the leading ideologue of the alt-right movement and the final speaker of the night, rose to address a gathering of his followers on Saturday, the crowd was restless. via Pocket

Apple has embraced the mono-port. With the new MacBook Pro, the Cupertino company has scrapped the myriad of ports on the previous generation of Pros and fully embraced USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 (the two use the same port type). via Pocket

Photographers wishing to leave their laptops at home, but still wanting backup and image sharing on the road, may find the answer in the RavPower All-in-1 Filehub that's currently on sale for $45.99. The RavPower with a USB Flash drive at one end and SD card at the other. via Pocket

With some lengthy upcoming trips for personal work, I have been doing some research into ways to keep my photographs and video footage backed up in the field. One of these trips involves a three-week stint in remote villages. via Pocket

You guys know I’ve been touring the US with my “Shoot Like a Pro: Reloaded” tour (which comes to an end in Dallas next month), and I hear from so many people out there whose Lightroom life is a mess (their words). via Pocket

Not all iPhone 7s are created equal, it turns out. The latest flagship smartphones from Apple that run on Verizon's network are technically capable of downloading data faster than those from AT&T. Yet in testing, the two phones perform about the same, according to researchers at Twin Prime Inc. via Pocket

An important part of your job as a manager is making sure everyone on your team has the right amount of work. It’s tempting to give the workhorse more projects than others (especially if she’ll get them done the fastest) or to ease up on someone who is struggling, but you also need to be fair. via Pocket

Create lists. You can start a bulleted list by typing a dash or asterisk. Then, just start typing your first item. Once you hit Enter, the list will be reformatted for you automatically. To start a numbered list, type “1.” and your first item. Two types of quotes. via Pocket

What are the best USB-C Hubs for my MacBook Pro? As we say goodbye to the SD card reader, Thunderbolt, and so much more with the arrival of the new MacBook Pro, we're also greeted with USB-C port. via Pocket

President Barack Obama’s remarks about Donald Trump in his Monday press conference contained some of the most ominous words I’ve heard since news networks began calling the election for Trump early last Wednesday morning. But you may not have heard them. via Pocket

Apple's new MacBook Pro models feature between two and four Thunderbolt 3 ports that carry power, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA over a single cable, creating one standard for connecting most accessories and peripherals. via Pocket

I am a national security Never-Trumper who, after the election, made the case that young conservatives should volunteer to serve in the new administration, warily, their undated letters of resignation ready. That advice, I have concluded, was wrong. via Pocket

Most people have traditionally believed that there are two sorts of sleepers: early birds and night owls. That theory has been around for ages, and lots of us probably identify with one of those two categories. via Pocket

About the nicest thing you can say about President Trump’s incoming administration is that it is without precedent. But there is another way of looking at it: it is not normal. Normal, you might argue, is a bad thing when people are hurting. via Pocket

My grandfather Siegfried was not a sophisticated man. When he bought a car—always the same car, a blue Peugeot 305, replaced every few years with a newer model of the same exact make—he kept the seats covered in plastic to keep them eternally clean. via Pocket

“I wonder how we can get them to sleep more.” This simple thought, expressed by my wife, not even a question, became a challenge to me. My engineer mind took this as a problem to be solved, and when a software developer sees a problem, they devise tests. via Pocket

Is Facebook at fault for providing an echo chamber of rumors and lies? The automatic answer one often gets when asking that question is that the First Amendment reigns supreme—and social networking channels simply provide a neutral medium where people can say whatever they want. via Pocket

Adobe is in the middle of a design evolution. It saw nimble players like Sketch outflank it in recent times with lightweight tools for agile web and app designers of the mobile and cloud age. But the Titanic of design changed its path in time, recognizing the needs of today’s designers. via Pocket

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is in New York today to promote his new film Don't Look Down, which chronicles his harrowing 1987 marketing-stunt-cum-personal-adventure crisscrossing the globe in a giant hot air balloon. via Pocket

Laurie Penny says we've done enough listening to "real people" -- that the working-class whites who deplore racism and were not duped by Trump are done no favors by lumping them in with their neighbors who voted for a confessed rapist and white supremacist who believes in torture and mass deportat via Pocket

My father-in-law grew up eating blood soup. He hated it, whether because of the taste or the humiliation, I never knew. His alcoholic father regularly drank up the family wage, and the family was often short on food money. They were evicted from apartment after apartment. via Pocket

It is also one of the main struggles of the aspiring artist. The goal of this article is to explain an important principle about how light works: the relationship between inclination and brightness. This will help you bring your work to life with a sense of light. via Pocket

During Canada's nightmarish Stephen Harper years -- when an Arctic country with two oceanic coastlines and major freshwater reserves was ruled by a ruthless climate-denier -- science librarian John Dupuis did yeoman service documenting and rounding up the assault on science that was an essential p via Pocket

Apple Mail isn’t exactly the greatest email app out there, but it’s serviceable and gets the job done for most people. That said, one common problem is slowness, which App Factor suggests fixing by cleaning up the mail database now and again. via Pocket

iOS 10's “Raise to Wake” feature is great, but it’s a little finicky. How-To Geek flipped an iPhone around for a while to figure out the best way to make it actually work consistently and found two different methods. via Pocket

scoboco's flickr Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. This can't be stated enough: the media got it wrong. Here are pro-women, pro-immigrant, pro-human organizations you can donate to. via Pocket

Whose applause do you crave? Your own applause, or the applause of others? Do you want the applause of a famous photographer, from your close friends, or random strangers on the internet? First of all, as human beings— we all seek validation from others. This is a part of being a social creature. via Pocket

We’re all familiar with the maxim that we need to drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day for optimal hydration and health. Not only do bottled water companies love to tout this, so does everyone from your doctor to your fitness instructor to your mom. via Pocket

Most fears boil down to a lack of understanding, and in those situations knowledge really is power. If the thought of flying in a plane makes you anxious and break out in a cold sweat, these flying safety facts are your medicine to take before, during, and after your flight. via Pocket

LONDON — A desk is like a home away from home for many in the working world. Family photos, trinkets from a vacation, an extra pair of shoes or spare chopsticks are just some of the things routinely left lying around in what has become personal space. via Pocket

Just got a new iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus? And you are looking for the best apps for your new phone? Congratulations! Because you have come to the right place. To help you get the most of your new iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, we have compiled a list of the best apps for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. via Pocket

Here's everything you need to know to design and launch an iMessage sticker pack! If you've ever wondered what goes into making a sticker pack for iOS, you've got to check out Graham Spencer's guide over at MacStories. via Pocket

If you went to art or photography school, you definitely know about Alfred Stieglitz— the photographer, editor, curator, and promoter of photography. During his time in the early days of photography, photography wasn’t taken as a serious “art.” It was looked down on by others. via Pocket

Cartoonist Bill Watterson was notoriously averse to merchandising his wildly successful comic, Calvin And Hobbes. He wasn’t interested in saturating the market with Calvin key chains or stuffed Hobbes dolls. He wouldn’t even approve animated specials based on his comic strip. via Pocket

Like an old rivalry brought back to life, the two competitors faced off in the ring this week. Microsoft held a press event on Wednesday in New York City to announce its new Surface Studio desktop computer and a new input device called the Dial. via Pocket

Hi everybody, and a happy Friday it is! On Wednesday my guest on “The Grid” was none other than the “Shark Pixel” herself, pro retoucher Kristina Sherk, and we were doing retouching blind critiques. via Pocket

Many aspiring street photographers often wonder— what is the best lens for street photography? For me, I generally prefer a 35mm focal length lens (full-frame equivalent) for street photography. via Pocket

“Did I hire the wrong person?” I remember thinking that right after I’d gotten into a heated argument with our programmer, Matt, for the very first time. This was back in 2014. We’d recently hired Matt at Know Your Company. via Pocket

Valve is one of the best game companies in the world. Titles like Half Life, Portal and Team Fortress have contributed to a legacy of games as art and dedication to delivering great products. via Pocket

Credit and debit cards aren’t the only plastic out there. Prepaid debit cards have become more popular, and they can be productive tools for managing money. So, how do they work, and should you get one? via Pocket

I’ve advised and worked at many startups over the years. Most recently, I helped build the design team at Disqus and am now helping build the design team at Teespring. The number of startups who don’t know how to hire or integrate designers is astonishing. via Pocket

It was a convenient picture, and one that I found compelling, too: a heatmap showing outages across the Internet due to an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet attack that was crippling a private Internet infrastructure company’s ability to respond to requests. via Pocket

How much time should kids be allowed to stare into their screens like zombies? New guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics upturns conventional thinking on the matter, showing that a sweeping one-size-fits-all approach is not t via Pocket

Kids love Halloween because they get to dress up, act like a monster, and be rewarded with free candy. Then you become an adult, and suddenly have to deal with little monsters demanding free sweets. Halloween is suddenly less fun, unless you build a Lego robot to deal with trick-or-treaters. via Pocket

It’s been two years since Microsoft bought Minecraft, and the new owners are faced with a conundrum: what do you do with a game that is already a phenomenon? Complicating things further, Minecraft is now a seven-year old game. via Pocket

I ARRIVE AT THE Eggleston Artistic Trust building at just after 1 on a sweltering, humid Memphis afternoon. I am met at the door by the charismatic son of the photographer William Eggleston, Winston, who is the director of the trust as well as its official archivist. via Pocket

Published in 1976—a full six months prior to the release of the film it was adapting—the novelization of Star Wars titled: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker was billed as “a novel by George Lucas. via Pocket